Eleni Philippou

World Poetry Day is celebrated annually on March 21 and in Nicosia, Cultural Centre Phaneromenis 70 and poet Alexandros Chronides are putting together a special event, one that is even in-person! For ...

If someone had told street artists a couple of years ago that their large wall murals painted in urban landscapes and on old buildings would some day be commissioned and ...

It’s no secret that life inspires art. But it’s not always rainbows and flowers. Sometimes real, gut-wrenching, unjust events inspire art. Such is the case with a new ...

Defining ‘home’ can be a more complex task than it initially seems. A house transforms into a home when it’s filled with cherished memories, a loved one’s embrace ...

It’s been a good while since most of us have been to the cinema and even longer since a film festival took place but next month, world and local ...

The Cyprus Symphony Orchestra has revived its live concerts with a series of performances around the island titled Music from the Theatre of Cyprus, for a small number of audiences. ...

An installation is coming to Nicosia by visual artist Maria Leonidou, performance artist Lia Haraki and sound designer Yiannis Christofides as they come together to construct a visual and sound ...

With bars and restaurants re-opening, the live music scene is returning. The island’s west coast is brewing something exciting for music fans as the Paphos Music Lovers Association is ...

A new art exhibition is coming to Nicosia at the Lefteris Economou Cultural Foundation at Garage multi-space. Artist Giorgos Gerontides will showcase his work in an exhibition titled Teasing Creatures ...

Margaritas, tequila shots and Mexican bites are coming up at Vinylio Wine Etc this week as the Limassol bar hosts an outdoor Mexican fiesta. It almost sounds too good to ...

Every month, Mindfulness and Soul Mentor Eleni Michail holds women circles. A space to shake off any social rules, embrace feminine energy and just be. Done well and with good ...

Digital is the way forward. It has been for some time, and with the whole world going virtual this past year it has become even more crucial to show up ...

The journey of a butterfly is mesmerising. Caterpillars in their cocoon, growing and transforming into butterflies with colourful wings in all shapes and patterns. There are all sorts of children’...

A lot is going on in the world right now. Sexual assault, hate crimes, police brutality, civil societies speaking out, all against the backdrop of a global health pandemic. What’...

Not a literal onion, but just as the vegetable is multi-layered, so is an artist’s creative process and Lia Haraki’s new two-day workshop in English focuses on clarifying ...

A constellation of women from across the eastern Mediterranean will share their poetry, music, art, films, thoughts and experiences of belonging and identity at an upcoming virtual event that knows ...

To say that it has been a quiet year for live music would be an understatement. Concerts, gigs and performances have been put on hold yet with the arrival of ...

It’s not often that independent Croatian films reach the island’s big screens yet that is what is coming up at ARTos Foundation in Nicosia later this month. On ...

Strangely detached from themselves and others, three performers are putting on a different kind of show at Rialto Theatre next week. In a piece called Picture Perfect, the SRSLYyours Ensemble ...

In the framework of Francophonie 2021 and in cooperation with the Alliance Française de Limassol, the Embassy of Switzerland pays homage to one of its leading film directors Francis Reusser, ...

Palm trees, though not originally Cypriot, are now a primary characteristic of the island’s scenery. Identifying the palm-tree as a staple feature of Cyprus’ urban landscape and an integral ...

During the months spent at home, a wave of creative activities surfaced as people attempted to stay entertained. The rise of virtual classes and events throughout the past year has ...

Currently part of the Cyprus Academy of Arts Residency Programme, artist Helen Kirwan presents her second online performance this Friday. Its theme? Grief and mourning. Grief-Work is a new development ...

In its third concert of the series Music from the Theatres of Cyprus, the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra presents an attractive programme on March 12 with works by Tchaikovsky and Beethoven. The ...